Practical and Theoretical Foundations for Informative Classroom Assessment: A Synthesis of Cognitive Science, Curriculum, Instruction, and Measurement

项目摘要：本项目的目标是为理解、制定和实施科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)课程中的评估奠定理论和实践基础。该项目旨在将四个研究领域的线索交织在一起：1)认知科学，2)课程开发，3)教学实践和教师准备，4)教育测量和心理测量模型，以促进STEM评估的知识。主要产品将是一本专著，将统一和扩大对学科的理解；确定与信息评估有关的重要问题和问题，以供未来研究；并阐明基础广泛的多学科研究议程，用于信息评估。这一建议背后的一个关键假设是，有效的数学和科学课程的成功实施取决于课堂上是否存在高质量的嵌入式评估，这些评估为教学过程提供信息，并对不同学习者群体的需求敏感。该项目的综合研究将由评估有效性方面的组织框架构建，基于对多个研究文献的审查，并以来自四个支持研究领域的杰出专家小组的建议为指导，这些领域的工作和专业知识与STEM教与学密切相关，其兴趣包括评估，以及不同人群的需求。该项目将增进对科学、技术和经济管理领域评估的知识和理解，并改善信息性评估的更广泛的理论视角和实践基础。项目？S的主要目标是在全国范围内的K-12 STEM课堂以及其他教育和培训环境中引入信息性评估。

Project Abstract: The goal of this project is to strengthen the theoretical and practical foundations for understanding, developing and implementing assessments embedded in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) curricula. The project aims to interweave threads from four research areas: 1) cognitive science, 2) curriculum development, 3) instructional practice and teacher preparation, and 4) educational measurement and psychometric modeling to advance knowledge of assessment in STEM. The main product will be a monograph that will unify and extend disciplinary understandings; identify important questions, issues and problems relevant to informative assessment for future research; and articulate a broad-based multidisciplinary research agenda for informative assessment. A key assumption underlying this proposal is that successful implementation of effective mathematics and science curricula depends on the presence in the classroom of high quality embedded assessments that inform the teaching and learning processes, and is sensitive to the needs of diverse learner groups.The synthesis research in this project will be structured by an organizing framework of aspects of assessment validity, based on reviews of multiple research literatures, and guided by advice from a outstanding panel of experts from across the four supporting research areas whose work and expertise are centrally relevant to STEM teaching and learning and whose interests include assessment, and the needs of diverse populations. The project will enhance knowledge and understanding of assessment in STEM areas and to improve the broader theoretical perspectives and practical foundations underlying informative assessment. The project?s main goal to bring informative assessments significantly into K-12 STEM classrooms nationwide, and other education and training settings.